The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-23
THE INDIANA FRIENDS.
Closing Proceedings of Very Satisfactory
Session of Plainfield Yearly Meeting.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PhAINFfELD, Ind Sept. 22.-During yesterday
afternoon q collection was taken UP for the
benefit of Pacific Academy of Friends, Oregon,
amounting to $50 25 John F. Hanson made an
appeal for a church house in Dakota and $40. SO
was donated, and Stephen Breed asked aid to
assist in finishing their meeting house at Corner
Mills, ILL.,, and received 3d. 81.
Credentials were read for Joseph Storrs Fry
and Nathan and Esther Frame. Tho report Of
the book and tract committee was read and ap-
proved. The report of the committee on arbitra-
ton and peace was read and approved. Also the
report of the associated peace committee.
An adjourned session OF the meeting for min
istry and oversight was held at O'clock, and
the subject Of the ministry OF the Word and
the Supply Of Suitable Pastors' for meetings not
having resident ministers, was discussed. Re-
marks were made by Nathan Frame, B. G.
Robbs. Elwood @. Siler. George Grubb Rufus
King. George Gnlett, VIM. S. Wooton. Benjamin
Fl. Wright, John Henry Douglas and henry
Hartshorne.
A synopsis of the exercises of the meeting at
its various sessions was read and approved, and
directed to be made . part of the report OF this
body 10 the Yearly Meeting.
The usual devotional meeting WAS held in the
eaat room at o'clock. Opened by singing and
prayer. led By Luke Woodland.
This morning praise meeting was held in the
east room. led by John Henry Douglas.
The representative Meeting met at o'clock.
B. G. Hobbs VIM. b. Wslthall, Amos Mills,
VIM L. Pyle and Alexander Clark were ap-
pointed to see that Frances Jenkins is suitably
provided for in her religious visit to Great Britain
and the continent OF Europe. A similar COM
mittee was appointed in the case Of Elwood G.
Silar, toprovide for his extended visit 10 the Paci
fc coast. viz: A. b. Pickard. VIM. l. Pyle and
Henry Durham and Casharins ovesman.
At A. NJ. meeting for business met as per
adjournment. The statistical report was intro
duced and read. showing membership of
49, 200; number of meetings. 90; number of fam
lilies g 1873: parts Of families. .S12 non ms NJ bers
who habitually attend our meetings. ,060: re-
corded ministers, $50; males, 1922 females, 48;
meetings without ministers. 26 received into
membership by Sequest 633; number who use
tobacco, ], 394; number who sell tobacco al.
The epistlss from New York Yearly Meeting,
Kansas and Iowa were read. The committee on
the organization of q board OF foreign missions
made a verbal report and were continued TO the
service. The committee on the purchase of
the Mountain Home property reported to the
meeting adversely to its purchase by the Yearly
Meeting. The report Endorsed, and the
matter of securing the property for missionary
purposes was recommended to individual enter
prise or joint stock company.
A minute on tho state OF the church and the
religious exercise of the meeting during its con-
sideration read by the clerk and adopted.
A minute prepared by a nomination OF the meet
ing to give expression to tho sympathy and en-
couragement Of this meeting rs TO the RICH ts of
meetings to call pastoral assistance was read,
The report OF the meeting for ministry and
oversight read and its action approved. The
minutes and proceedings of the representative
meeting were laid before the Yearly Meeting.
at this session some matters of special interest
were read, and the entire actions of that body
were approved.
The committee to prepare suitable returning
minutes for visiting brethren produced such,
which were read and approved. and copy fur
nisk I'D each one signed by the clerks of the
mems and women's meetings.
The report the treasury was presented,
read and adopted. Six thousand five hundred
dollars was ordered raised by the quarterly
meetings for the various expenses the coming
year. An appropriation from this amount was
made for the foreign missionary board of 81. 200;
home M ssion board, 5000: evangelistic work,
$500; b Die school work. $780, North Carolina
Indian Mission, $780, educational committee,
$780, book and tract committee. 5000; associated
Indian committee, $3.50; for incidental expenses,
So. $50.
The report Of the care takers was read and
passed. In order to give more time for the bus
ness of the Yearly Meeting, it was decided to
meet one day earlier c. w. Prtchard. Amos
Doom, Hiram Hadley. K. c. Siler, John Hender-
aud Ellis Larrance were appointed a COM
mittee on order of business for next year.
Samuel Cox. of Prairietop, Ind. presented the
needs of the meeting, organized eight
miles south Of Terre Haute, in the way of n
church house. collection was taken up,
amounting $36. II, and committee of one
from each quarterly meeting was appointed to
take up subscriptions in aid OF the matter and
report next year.
The committee on assistance to ministers